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On the weekend of September 15-17, 2023, Marlborough, MA was besieged by genre lovers from all across New England, anxious to get their horror on for this year’s spooky season. Coming just a week after Ice Nine Kills’ Silver Scream Con in Danvers, MA (read our recap here), Altered Reality …

There is perhaps no writer in horror history that is more synonymous with the genre than Mr. Stephen King. Not only does King have the distinction of being the most accomplished and prolific penman in the category of all things creepy, but his work has taken over the movie side …

Welcome back to our ongoing coverage of Stephen King’s novels. When we last left off, King had followed up his debut 1974 novel Carrie with his smash vampire novel Salem’s Lot in 1975. His third novel, however, would leave the others in the dust and become one of the most well …

Back in 2021, Brighton-based cabaret performer Joe Black packed his gothic garb to compete on season 2 of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK. Two lip sync battles and one fiery encounter with Mama Ru (AJ and the Queen 2020) over a certain pink H&M dress later, Joe’s time on the show came …

Near the intro of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining (read our retro review here), we already get the sense that Danny (Danny Lloyd) and Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) have a strained father/son relationship. In addition, the two, along with mother and wife Wendy Torrance (Shelley Duvall), eventually meet a series of …

In 2022, the news broke out that Shelley Duvall (The Shining, 1980) would be returning to acting for the first time in two decades. Duvall’s career briefly died out in a whisper with her 2002 movie Manna from Heaven. Afterwards, Duvall battled mental health issues and avoided Hollywood; resorting to …

The Elf on the Shelf is a fun-filled Christmas tradition that’s captured the hearts of children everywhere. Families welcome home one of Santa’s Scout Elves each holiday season. The magical Scout Elves help Santa manage his naughty and nice lists by reporting back to him at the North Pole nightly. It’s …

King of Horror Stephen King is the most prolific and celebrated writer of his generation, with a career spanning over five decades that includes books, short stories, ebooks, chapbooks, screen adaptations, magazine articles, directing, producing, and acting. He shows no sign of slowing down, even though on September 21, 2022, …

The Stanley Film Center, a major film and music entertainment complex in development in Estes Park Colorado, received its first major donation in the form of an axe used in filming of the classic horror film, The Shining. The iconic axe, which reportedly sold at auction for $175,000, was given …